In June 1983, a young freelance journalist, fresh out of graduate school, landed an assignment covering the Phelps Dodge ...
Fresh calls have been made to erase the criminal records of thousands of former miners detained and "falsely charged" 40 ...
Miners strike 1984: the beginning of a struggle that decided the future of many North East communities. The miners strike saw Margaret Thatcher and the Tory government lock horns with NUM ...
Cortonwood Comeback Centre in South Yorkshire has been supporting people since 1986 in the aftermath of the 1984-85 miners' strike . Trustee Denise Lelliott said it had "come full circle" as ...
Heritage Doncaster is working with a team of land artists who are creating three very special art installations around ...
To achieve a ‘just transition’ from oil and gas to renewables, the UK government must learn from what happened with coal.
Tomorrow, Tuesday November 25, the Marx Memorial Library continues its series of discussions on the lessons of the miners’ strike with John Sheppard, a striking Armthorpe miner Last week Seumas Milne, ...
TO MARK the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike, Red Ladder Theatre Company, in association with Unite the Union, is ...
Miners from Easington have appeared and told their stories in a new Netflix documentary entitled Strike: An Uncivil War.
Striking can be a powerful tool for workers, but it can come with risks.